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The Skinny Gene Project Newsletter
Small Changes, BIG SUCCESS
 
August, 2009
Hello!
 
Living a healthy lifestyle is about making small changes to achieve big success. We hope that in this newsletter you will find some practical tips to help you achieve your goals. 
 
To Your Health!
 
The Skinny Gene Project
In This Issue
Filling Up Without Adding the Calories
Helpful Hint: Don't Eat the Worms!
What Should be in Your Skinny Gene Shopping Cart
Focus on Fiber- Why You Should Eat More Artichokes
Unlikely Story- Jarod's Journey
Fitness Tip- Using a Stability Ball
Why You Should Care About Prediabetes
Filling Up Without Adding the Calories
 
One of the most common complaints when trying to lose weight is feeling hungry all the time.  Here are Skinny Gene's tips or tricks to keep yourself feeling full and your weight on track!  Our focus is maximizing the mealtimes and the foods you eat, while minimizing the calories by including fulfilling foods high in fiber.
 
Try these tips:
    • -Everyday!
    • -When eating out!
    • -When at social outings!

Click Here to See Tips...

Helpful Hint:Don't Eat the Worms!
Weight loss is a challenge of endurance, not speed. Sometimes we can be in such a hurry to lose weight that we will try any fad diet that promises to deliver results, no matter how unusual, daring or harmful it may be.
 
Some people will go to any lengths to lose weight, including eating worms. That right, worms!
  
 
Read more...
Skinny Gene Shopping Cart
 
Losing weight is often less about what you are taking out, and more about what you are putting in.
 
Here are this month's recommendations for what should go in your grocery shopping cart.
 
Focus on Fiber- Artichokes 
 
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DID YOU KNOW:
 
If Americans doubled their intake for fiber, they could cut 100 calories from their daily diet - which could shave off 10 pounds of weight gain each year.
 
Only 10 percent of Americans are getting the recommended amount of fiber in their diets. Are you getting 32 grams of fiber?

Try Artichokes! They have 6.5 grams of fiber?
 
Click here to see 5 easy recipes to incorporate Artichokes in your diet...
Unlikely Story- Jarod's Story 
 
When you think of a person with prediabetes, do you picture an outdoorsy, 32 yr old marathon runner, ex- wrestler, father of 2 children (ages 2 and 4), and entrepreneur?
 
Probably not, but you should.  
 
Fitness Tip- Using a Stability Ball 
 
Stability BallInstead of relaxing and sitting on a chair, try a stability ball.
 
Sitting on a stability ball stimulates your core to engage more for balance purposes, in doing so it forces an increase in your metabolic rate as more muscles are engaged than would be sitting on a chair.
 
Tip Provided By: Tru Health and Wellness 
 

Why You Should Care

Prediabetes is serious, we have the numbers to prove it.
 
1 in 4 Americans have prediabetes
 
Only 17% are aware they suffer from this silent condition 
 
Unless significant lifestyle changes are made, 83% may develop full-blown diabetes in the next few years
We Need Your Help!!
Out of a person's desire for change, we create success. The SGP is able to change people's lives, but we need your help to do it.
 
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